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Next Previous Contents From DOS/Windows to Linux HOWTO By Guido Gonzato, ggonza at tin.it Version 1.3.5. 31 August 2000. This HOWTO is dedicated to all the (soon to be former?) DOS and Windows users who have decided to switch to Linux, the free UNIX clone. The purpose of this document is to help the reader translate his or her knowledge of DOS and Windows into the Linux environment, as well as providing hints on exchanging files and resources between the two OSes. 1. Introduction 1.1 Is Linux Right for You? 1.2 It Is. Tell Me More 1.3 Conventions 2. For the Impatient 3. Meet bash 4. Files and Programs 4.1 Files: Preliminary Notions 4.2 Symbolic Links 4.3 Permissions and Ownership 4.4 Files: Translating Commands 4.5 Running Programs: Multitasking and Sessions 4.6 Running Programs on Remote Computers 5. Using Directories 5.1 Directories: Preliminary Notions 5.2 Directories Permissions 5.3 Directories: Translating Commands 6. Floppies, Hard Disks, and the Like 6.1 Managing Devices the DOS Way 6.2 Managing Devices the UNIX Way 6.3 Backing Up 7. What About Windows? 8. Tailoring the System 8.1 System Initialisation Files 8.2 Program Initialisation Files 9. Networking: Concepts 10. A Bit of Programming 10.1 Shell Scripts: .BAT Files on Steroids 10.2 C for Yourself 10.3 X11 Programming 11. The Remaining 1% 11.1 Running DOS/Windows Apps 11.2 Using tar and gzip 11.3 Installing Applications 11.4 Tips You Can't Do Without 11.5 Where to Find Applications 11.6 A Few Things You Couldn't Do 11.7 Practicing UNIX under DOS/Win 11.8 Common Extensions and Related Programs 11.9 Converting Files 11.10 Free Office Suites 12. The End, for Now 12.1 Copyright 12.2 Disclaimer Next Previous Contents

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